Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Metacoceratidae
Full reference: D. Korn. 2025. A revised classification of the Carboniferous and Permian Nautilida. European Journal of Taxonomy 1017:1-85
Parent taxon: Pleuronautiloidea according to D. Korn 2025
Sister taxa: Aktubonautilidae, Foordiceratidae, Gzheloceratidae, Mosquoceratidae, Pleuronautilidae, Rhiphaeoceratidae
Subtaxa: Anthodiscoceras Cooperoceras Huanghoceras Lichuanoceras Mahoningoceras Metacoceras Mojsvaroceras Pseudofoordiceras Pseudotemnocheilus Serometacoceras Shansinautilus Sinotitanoceras Tanchiashanites
Type: Metacoceras
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (3 collections), Hungary (2), India (2), Israel (3), Nepal (1), Spain (2), United States (2: Alaska, California)
• Permian of Armenia (7), Azerbaijan (8), China (9), Indonesia (1), Iran (17), Kazakhstan (3), Mexico (1), Pakistan (9), the Russian Federation (10), United States (28: Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
• Carboniferous of Ukraine (3), the United Kingdom (4), United States (39: Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah)
Total: 154 collections including 193 occurrences